The music industry is no stranger to biopics, and I’ve even seen a few myself, but they tend to stretch or omit the truth in places for the sake of telling its own story (Bohemian Rhapsody comes to mind). Though I was not aware of the original Funny or Die sketch, the announcement of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Weird), based on parody artist “Weird Al” Yankovic and a parody of such biopics no less, got me excited as a fan of his work. This excitement, however, was dampened by its exclusivity to the Roku platform, which I personally had a hard time figuring out and I didn’t want to sign up for something just to watch a single film. This excitement came back in full swing when I saw that Shout! Factory had announced a physical release, meaning I didn’t have to sign up for Roku to watch it. After watching the film upon receiving it as a Christmas present, I found it to be one of Weird Al’s funniest projects yet and an amazingly funny parody in general.
